PADI Career Development

FIND YOUR NEW CAREER PATH IN SCUBA DIVING

Your Career in Scuba Diving Starts Here

The table below shows different career paths to become a PADI Scuba Instructor, based on your current qualifications.

 

CURRENT QUALIFICATION Become Rescue diver & EFR BECOME DIVEMASTER BECOME OPEN WATER SCUBA & EFR INSTRUCTOR MASTER SCUBA DIVER INSTRUCTOR
No Qualification R17,000
3 Weeks		 R29,500
6 Weeks		 R72,000
6 Months		 R79,500
6 Months
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver R10,000
2 Weeks		 R22,500
5 Weeks		 R65,000
10 Weeks		 R72,500
10 Weeks
PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver R6,000 
1 Week		 R19,500
4 Weeks		 R61,500
8 Weeks		 R69,000
8 Weeks
PADI Rescue Diver & EFR – R14,500 
3 Weeks		 R57,000
6 Weeks		 R64,500
6 Weeks
PADI Divemaster –  – R48,850
3 Weeks		 R57,850
3 Weeks

 

 

CURRENT QUALIFICATION Become Rescue diver & EFR BECOME DIVEMASTER    
No Qualification R14,200
3 Weeks		 R26,000
6 Weeks		    
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver R9,200
2 Weeks		 R21,000
5 Weeks		    
PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver R5,000 
1 Week		 R16,500
4 Weeks		    
PADI Rescue Diver & EFR – R12,000 
3 Weeks		    
PADI Divemaster –  –    

 

 

CURRENT QUALIFICATION     BECOME OPEN WATER SCUBA & EFR INSTR MASTER SCUBA DIVER INSTR
No Qualification     R68,000
6 Months		 R73,500
6 Months
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver     R63,000
10 Weeks		 R68,500
10 Weeks
PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diver     R59,000
8 Weeks		 R64,500
8 Weeks
PADI Rescue Diver & EFR     R54,000
6 Weeks		 R59,500
6 Weeks
PADI Divemaster     R42,000
3 Weeks		 R47,000
3 Weeks

 

The Geko Difference

At Geko we do things a little differently. We care.

Quality Gear

At Geko, you’ll only dive with the best gear the industry has to offer, including Apeks & XDeep!

Course Director

Dawie Schlebusch is one of only a few PADI Course Directors in South Africa, PADI’s most esteemed and highest qualification.

10+ Years

We’ve been doing scuba diving for over a decade, and we’ve seen and done it all. You’re in great hands with Geko.

Individual Attention

We believe in helping people become the best scuba divers they can be, to the have the best experience possible.

Transport

There’s always a spot available in our fleet of Geko mini-busses. Whether it’s to Miracle Waters or Sodwana, drive with us.

Family

When you dive with Geko, you become part of the family. We share experiences, we go on trips together, we give discounts on gear!